зъб

Bulgarian

Alternative forms

• зѫбъ (zǫb) (Pre-reform orthography (1945))

Etymology

From Old Church Slavonic зѫбъ (zǫbŭ), from Proto-Slavic *zǫbъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *źámbas, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵómbʰos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zɤp]

• Audio:

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Noun

зъб • (zǎb) m (diminutive зъбе́ц)

1. tooth, tusk, fang
2. prong, tine, tooth, cog

   Synonym: зъбец (zǎbec)

Declension

Declension of зъб

	singular	plural
indefinite	зъб zǎb	зъ́би, зъби́1 zǎ́bi, zǎbí1
definite (subject form)	зъбъ́т zǎbǎ́t	зъ́бите, зъби́те1 zǎ́bite, zǎbíte1
definite (object form)	зъба́ zǎbá
count form	—	зъ́ба zǎ́ba
vocative form	зъ́бе zǎ́be	зъ́би, зъби́1 zǎ́bi, zǎbí1

¹Colloquial.

Derived terms

• зъболекар (zǎbolekar, “dentist”)

Anagrams

• бъз (bǎz)